Mad Dog Coll

Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll (20 July 1908-8 February 1932) was an Irish-American gangster who was a member of Dutch Schultz's gang during Prohibition. Coll was nicknamed "Mad Dog" for his ferocity, and he was accused of being a "baby killer" for the kidnapping and murder of a young child. In 1932, Coll was murdered by Schultz after forming his own crew and going to war with him.

Biography
Vincent Coll was born on 20 July 1908 in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland, and his family emigrated to the United States a year later. Coll's father abandoned the family while he was young, and his mother died of consumption in 1916; Coll was raised by his sister and apartment without running hot water. By the age of 23, Coll had been arrested a dozen times for several crimes, and he began working as a guard for Dutch Schultz's liquor trucks during Prohibition. Coll was nicknamed "Mad Dog" for his ruthlessness, and he grew angry at Schultz for refusing to make him an equal partner in his operations. Coll decided to form his own gang in 1930, starting a war with Schultz. In 1931, he was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of a child, but he denied responsibility, and he was acquitted. In September 1931, his gunmen failed to assassinate Lucky Luciano at the behest of Salvatore Maranzano, who would be killed by Luciano that same month. In early 1932, both Owney Madden and Dutch Schultz posted $50,000 bounties on Coll, and Schultz promised a house in Westchester to any person who could murder Coll. On 8 February 1932, Coll made a threatening phone call to Madden from a drug store phone booth, demanding $50,000 unless he wanted his brother to be murdered. Madden kept him on the line as the call was traced, and a gunman with a Thompson submachine gun entered the store after exiting a vehicle. The gunman told the cashier to "keep cool", and he riddled Coll with bullets, killing him.